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November 15, 2018 12:26 am GMT
More about Facebook, Russia, Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, and Trump
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Facebook held back on Trump and Russia so Republicans wouldn't get angry
Community first, eh?
A New York Times report published Wednesday is full of bombshells about how Facebook has handled (and mishandled) its last two years of turmoil. Amidst allegations of pettiness and tales of public relations coups, the report reveals how hard Facebook tried to remain in the good graces of politicians, even at the expense of the "transparency" and "community" it champions.
Notably, on more than one occasion, Facebook chose to appease and avoid confrontation with Republican politicians, rather than take aggressive action to combat Russian and Trumpian propaganda.
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